Let it Be

My head is always full of song. You might say it's a soundtrack to my life. Or at least that's what it has turned out to be in the last 16 months. Even if I still don't have a great desire to make music right now. Listening is just fine. Healing balm. Anyway...this soundtrack of my life: At different times, different songs come to mind.

It's funny; for most of my adult life (and some of my youth), I have had a good memory for songs and where I've heard them before...and mostly, it's related to plays and movies. Used to drive John crazy. But in a good way. We'd be somewhere--the car, a store, anywhere music was playing--and I'd hear a piece. I'd say, "Oh! That song was in such-and-such movie, and it was at the place where such-and-such action took place!" He'd say, "How do you DO that???"

I still have that, but more often these days, it's soundtracks to my actual life. Songs John loved. Songs I love. Songs that fit for situations.

For the last two or three days, it's been this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcZ8Gz0rDtw

Let it Be.

I've looked up the lyrics and I notice that Paul, in the youtube video, added the following: "there will be no sorrow." Yeah. I'll always have sorrow for the people I've lost. John. My brother. My parents. But I don't have to carry it alone. Just let it be. Let go and let God.

And it's put me in a very peaceful place. There are a lot of things better about the place I'm in today compared to the past few days. Lots of prayer got me here. And this song reminded me to let it be. All the worries. John's love lives on, and I know it. And tonight I'm smiling at that thought.

As I was thinking about the title, it lead me to a similarly-titled song--May it Be, sung by Enya and used for one of the Lord of the Rings movies. Love the lyrics. Following is a video of this song, with the lyrics. See if you agree with me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I97_x79hWA0

More tomorrow, perhaps, as I remember my mother on a most difficult anniversary.

But for now, there is peace. Let it be. May it be. Glory be to God!

Amen.